Satellite photos show before and after U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities

New satellite photos show the consequences of US military strike This abandoned several “Bunker-Buster” bombs of 30,000 pounds on the Fordo nuclear installation of Iran and struck two other key locations of the Iranian nuclear program.

The American stealth mission, nicknamed “Operation Midnight Hammer”, struck three nuclear installations in Iran – Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan – in the early hours of Sunday, local time.

General Dan Caine, the president of the joint staff chiefs, said in a Pentagon briefing On Sunday, seven spiritual bombers B-2 each wore two of the bombs known as the massive penetration of GBU-57 or Vadrouilles. More than 25 minutes, a total of 14 mops were abandoned in two target zones in Fordo and Natanz, while the Tomahawk missiles of an American submarine have targeted the Isfahan site, he said.

He said it was the first time that these massive bombs were used in an operation.

“The final battle damage will take some time, but the initial battle damage assessments indicate that the three sites have suffered extremely serious damage and destruction,” said Caine.

The satellite photos show the impact of the strikes on the Fordo

The satellite images of Maxar Technologies, taken Sunday after strikes, show damage to the mountains where the metro Nuclear site in Fordo is buried at around 300 feet lower. They can be compared to the images of the same location taken before the strikes.

A layer of ash caused by air strikes can be seen on a large band in the area.

Maxar images show several large diameter holes or craters on the top of the ridge on the underground complex.

In addition, several of the tunnel entries lead to the underground installation seem to be blocked by dirt after the strikes.

Questioned during the briefing if one of Iran’s nuclear capacities remains, Caine said: “I think that (the evaluation of battle damage) is still pending, and it would be too early for me to comment what can be there always.”

Iran has not yet offered site damage assessment. The United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency said In an article on social networks, he had seen “no increase in out -of -site radiation levels” following American strikes.

Craters, buildings destroyed in Isfahan and Natanz

In Isfahan, which was targeted by about a dozen Tomahawk missiles, the Sunday satellite images present large construction damage in the installation, compared to the images taken on June 16. The Israeli army had also strongly bombed Isfahan in recent days.

At the installation of enrichment of Natanz Uranium, a satellite image captured Sunday by Maxar shows a hole about 5.5 meters in diameter or a crater in dirt directly above a part of the underground military complex.

Natanz had already been damaged by the First Israeli strikes On Iran is June 13.

The American soldiers used lures and a deception in attack

President Trump announced on Saturday evening that the United States had launched strikes against Iran. He said in a National address later Saturday evening that the sites “were completely and completely deleted”.

Defense secretary Pete Hegseth said on Sunday that the United States had used B-2 bombers, who flew over west over the Pacific of their base in Missouri earlier on Saturday, to eliminate the Iranians from real plans. The bombers are in fact involved in the strike took off on a path to the east, rejoining several times on the way to the Middle East.

Hegseth added that the United States has used other methods of deception to protect B-2 bombers which abandoned the 14 bunker-business bombs. He said the tactics helped the United States laying the bombs without changing Iranian fighter planes or its air missile systems.

“Our B-2 has entered and out … and back without the world knowing it at all,” said Hegseth. “In this way, it was historic. A strike that included the longest mission B-2 Spirit Bomber since 2001, and the first operational job of La Vadrouille, a massive ammunition penetrator.”